It’s first against third in Serie A this weekend as high-flying Napoli visit the San Siro to face Inter Milan on Sunday afternoon.
Napoli sit top of the Serie A table – level with AC Milan on 32 points – and have yet to taste defeat this season.
Meanwhile, third-place Inter Milan find themselves seven points behind Napoli and three points clear of fourth-place Atalanta.
Inter have won seven of their 12 league matches this term, registering four draws and one loss in the process.
Simone Inzaghi’s men are the highest scorers in the Italian top tier, having netted a whopping 29 goals so far (2.4 goals per game).
Inter head into Sunday’s clash on a four-game unbeaten streak and have only lost two of their previous 32 outings in Serie A.
On top of that, Inter are currently enjoying a 22-game unbeaten run at home in Serie A. They will be confident of avoiding defeat this weekend.
As for unbeaten Napoli, they have won ten and drawn two of their 12 Serie A encounters this season.
Better still, they have conceded just four goals in the league – meaning they are averaging 0.33 goals against per game.
It is also worth pointing out that Napoli have kept seven clean sheets in 12 league games this term, giving them a shutout rate of 58%.
Thanks to a strong end to the previous campaign, Napoli head into Sunday’s clash on a 21-game unbeaten streak in Serie A.
They have also lost one of their previous 23 Serie A encounters, so they will fancy their chances of leaving the San Siro with something to show for their efforts.
Head-to-head: Napoli have only managed to claim one away victory over Inter Milan in their previous nine attempts.
Inter are currently enjoying a four-game unbeaten run against in this fixture, having claimed two wins and two draws since their last defeat to Napoli.
Team news: Inter could be without as many as six first-team players this weekend, with forward duo Edin Dzeko and Alexis Sanchez among the injury doubts.
On the flip side, Napoli look set to be without right-back Kevin Malcuit and defensive midfielder Diego Demme for the trip to Milan.
Although Napoli are seven points ahead of Simeone’s side, Inter’s recent record in this fixture is difficult to ignore.
For that reason, Forebet predicts that Inter and Napoli will play out a low-scoring draw on Sunday.